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Stuart
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China
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 Posted - 10/15/2004 : 21:47:28
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Originally posted by harringk
There are certainly people who go over there just for the money, and people who just go because they want to help out. I would guess that the people who are in it for the money are in the minority.
call me cynical but I think thats a very idealistic viewpoint and I'd bet the other way.
I look like the kind of guy who pimps his sister not just for the money, but because he hates her
It would interesting to know how many people are out in Iraq helping out with the rebuilding process.... obviously numbers not including the troops. Does anyone know?
Just the good ole boys, never meaning no harm,
that all you ever saw
been in trouble with the law,
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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
2291 Posts |
Posted - 10/16/2004 : 02:30:19
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Originally posted by Newo
Okay Stuart nice forgery attempt, I´m onto you. Sure I think Syria and Iran are on the way: history may not seem to be that imporatant to control, but the sacking of the Iraqi libraries and museums is comparable to the burning of the Great Library in Alexandria by the Romans and would indicate longterm plans for the area.
Apologies Newo.... Hmm, I am not too sure if Syria and Iran are on the agenda. At this point in time I think public opinion would go completely against the coalition governments if they were to widen the war. Saying that, what does public opinion matter nowadays... as far as I am aware in the UK the majority of the general public were against the Iraq invasion but the British government still went to war. Mind you, look at what happened in Spain days after the Madrid bombing... Hmm... its tricky to call. I think though that after the lies told about Iraq there would be a severe backlash against the governments of the coalition if they tried to widen the war to Syria and Iran.
I think widening the war to Syria and Iran would certainly result in the drafting of civilians... I know that the British army before 2001 was being considerably downsized, so I think adding two more countries to the fight would be a big stretch. Saying that I am not aware of the current size of the British Army.... its possible that it has been on the increase since 2001.
My brother is in the army, and was 17 years old when he was sent to Iraq last year during the war (I always thought that you had to be 18+ before you could go to war). I'd hate it if he was sent over there again.
By attacking Syria and Iran, terrorism is just going to get worse.... I think that the Coalition should learn from situations like Northern Ireland, Israel / Palestine, Iraq that blowing up your enemy isn't going to get rid of it, but just fuel the hatred and breed more violence. Its very difficult to think of a way of combatting terrorism, but I think the current strategies used by the coalition are wrong and need to be rethought.
Just the good ole boys, never meaning no harm,
that all you ever saw
been in trouble with the law,
since the day they were born |
Edited by - Stuart on 10/16/2004 02:34:46 |
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